/**
 * @class   wosh::DataBase
 * @brief   
 *
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 * @version $Id: DataBase.h 2015 2010-03-02 23:57:45Z alex $
 * @author  Alessandro Polo
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#ifndef __WOSH_Core_DataBase_H__
 #define __WOSH_Core_DataBase_H__

 #include <core/Object.h>
 #include <core/Utilities.h>

 #include <vector>


namespace wosh {

 #define _DataBase_TYPE					"wosh::DataBase"


#undef WOSH_DATABASE
#define WOSH_DATABASE(CLASSNAME)				\
		WOSH_CLASSNAME(CLASSNAME)				\
		WOSH_CLASS_ABSTRACT(false)



class DataBase : public Object
 {
	WOSH_CLASSNAME(wosh::DataBase)
	WOSH_CLASS_ABSTRACT(true)

	public:

		virtual WRESULT loadObjects( std::vector<ISerializable*>& objects, const std::string& class_name, const std::string& archive_name ) = 0;

		virtual WRESULT saveObjects( std::vector<ISerializable*>& objects, const std::string& archive_name ) = 0;

		virtual std::string getProtocol() const = 0;

	public:
		DataBase() : Object() {
			Object::setName( "DataBase", Utilities::randomLong() );
		 }

		virtual ~DataBase() { }

}; // class def


}; // namespace wosh

#endif //__WOSH_Core_DataBase_H__
